Gramatika v pohode. Osvojovanie si gramatiky v slovenčine ako cudzom jazyku prostredníctvom edukačnej online platformy Slovenčina v pohode
Grammar at ease. Acquisition of grammar in Slovak as a foreign language through education online platform Slovak at ease

Summary/Abstract: This study considers key questions relating to grammar teaching in the light of findings from second language acquisition studies. The issue of grammar teaching is being discussed in the course of preparation of a Slovak language website for foreigners (primarily Ukrainian students) called Slovak at ease – educational online platform containing suitable and modern learning materials and exercises focused on different aspect of Slovak language which would also help to improve the process of social and language integration of Ukrainian students in Slovak environment by strengthening their sociolinguistic competence through given materials. The website should include the sets of lessons with exercises in different attractive formats including grammar lessons. In the process of preparing grammar learning materials, we rely on a substantial body of empirical research that has revealed that the application of a purely communicative approach in the L2 learning is inadequate in helping learners attain high levels of grammatical competence. We thus apply the major tenets of the method called focus on form in which grammatical phenomena are presented in contextualised way that emphasizes the learner´s comprehension of the specific grammatical features in communicative content. Both inductive and deductive methods are used to build implicit knowledge of grammar in the interlanguage of students, to facilitate the acquisition process of grammatical structures and develop efficient communicative skills in Slovak as L2.

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